Hot Shots – 8/26/26

Photo courtesy Aloha Pilot Club

Donation Supports Kūpuna, Caregivers

The Aloha Pilot Club (pictured) has donated $200 to Project Dana, which provides compassionate support and services to Hawai‘i’s kūpuna and their caregivers. As part of a community project, the club also provided food and beverages to recognize the services of the team at Project Dana.

Photo courtesy Hitachi Rail Honolulu

Skyline Glides To Innovation Award

Skyline has received a 2026 Innovation Award from the American Public Transportation Association. Pictured (from left) are Kika Bukoski, chair of the board of directors of Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation; Mauro Constantini, senior project director, Hitachi Rail Honolulu; Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi; Lori Kahikina, CEO and executive director, HART; Roger Morton, director of the city’s Department of Transportation Services; Jon Nouchi, director of transit, DTS; Michael Wiedecker, operations and maintenance director, Hitachi Rail Honolulu; Rick Keene, board of directors member, HART; and Honglong Li, deputy director, DTS. 

Photo courtesy Painting and Decorating Contractors Association of Hawai‘i

Association Revitalizes Clubhouse

The Painting and Decorating Contractors Association of Hawai‘i and its members donated

$50,000 in labor and materials to revitalize key spaces at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawai‘i’s Wai‘anae Clubhouse. Pictured (from left) are Kristle Jury-Hale, site director of BGCH Wai‘anae Clubhouse; Dean Nagatoshi,  executive director, PDCA Hawai‘i; and Claudia “Lala” Fernandez, executive vice president and chief operating officer, BGCH.